Doe Mill Vineyards

Wines

2017 California State Fair Awards Silver Medal, Best in Class of Region

2016 California State Fair Awards Silver Medal

2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition Silver Medal

Our Malbec vineyard is farmed on red rocky soil of the Butte County foothills at 1400' elevation. This soil, combined with the warm climate of Northern California, produces this delicious red wine providing flavors of black cherry, blackberry and plum flavors backed by hints of mushroom and black pepper.

2017 California State Fair Awards Silver Medal, Best in Class of Region

2016 California State Fair Awards Silver Medal

2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition Silver Medal

2015 California State Fair Gold Metal, Best in Class of Region

2015 San Francisco International Wine Competition Silver Medal

This black grape makes a medium to full-bodied dry red wine. The vineyard grows on a slope of red rocky soil allowing water to drain efficiently, resulting in bolder flavored grapes. The warm climate yields a bigger bodied wine with juicier fruit, smooth tannins and secondary spice. Look for notes of plum, blueberry and blackberry as well as violet, cola and licorice.

To create this exceptional wine, the fruit was left to hang on the vines to achieve a higher sugar content. This wine has the traditional berry-peppery flavors of old vine Zinfandel wines and walks the line of sweetness. Only a limited amount was produced from Doe Mill Ranch.

Vineyard

Doe Mill Vineyards includes a 33 acre Old Vine Zinfandel vineyard that is now 50 years old. It is dry land farmed which renders the vines somewhat stressed at harvest time late summer, early fall when the vines then push nutrients and dense juicy flavor to the grapes. It’s remote location, at 1400’ elevation on Doe Mill Ridge, is home to deer, coyotes, rabbits and bear.

Doe Mill Vineyards also grows Malbec and Syrah grapes planted in 2011 on upper Humboldt Road, a location with a beautiful view of Chico and surrounding valley. We will be offering these varietals December 2015. Barrel tasting promises these will be delicious!

We are excited about our new varietals of Malbec and Syrah. These vineyards were planted in the spring of 2012 at the top of Old Humboldt road. We like to say this is the only green spot in the area in summer!

These wines are aging in Pennsylvania Oak barrels and we look forward to an early 2016 release of the 2014 vintage. Barrel tasting is showing great promise for wonderful wines! UPDATE! These varietals are really doing well in the red rocky soil as the wine is wonderful!

Where to Buy

S&S Produce

1924 Mangrove AvenueChico, CA, 95926530-343-4930

SOHNREY FAMILY FOODS AND GIFT SHOP

41 Skillin Lane

Oroville, CA 95965 530-871-1975

New Earth Market

673 East AvenueChico, CA, 95926530-891-9355

New Earth Market

1475 Tharp RoadYuba City, CA, 95993530-673-9355

Olive Pit (Corning)

2156 Solano StreetCorning, CA, 96021530-824-4667

Farwood

705 5th StreetOrland, CA, 95963530-865-9900

View 202

202 Hemsted DriveRedding, CA, 96002530-226-8439

Moonstone Bistro

3425 Placer StreetRedding, CA, 96001530-241-3663

Luciano's

401 Penninsula DriveLake Almanor, CA, 96137530-596-4133

IGatti

25 East Main StreetLos Gatos, CA, 95030408-399-5180

holiday Market

6848 Skyway RdParadise, CA, 95969530-877-7621

holiday Market

20635 Gas Point RdCottonwood, CA, 96022530-347-3014

Basque Norte

3355 EsplanadeChico, CA, 95973530-891-5204

Franky's

506 Ivy StreetChico, CA, 95928530-898-9947

Sicilian Cafe

120 Main StreetChico, CA, 95928

Crush

201 Broadway #200Chico, CA, 95928530-342-7000

Sierra Nevada

1075 East 20th StreetChico, CA, 95928530-893-3520

Nash's

1717 EsplanadeChico, CA, 95926530-896-1147

Red Tavern

1250 EsplanadeChico, CA, 95926530-894-3463

Wine Time

26 Lost Dutchman DriveChico, CA, 95973530-899-9250

Rolling Hills Casino Restraunt (Timbers)

2655 Everett Freeman WayCorning, CA, 96021530-528-3500

Naschmrkt

384 East Campbell AvenueCampbell, CA, 95008408-378-0335

Deer Creek Cafe

15474 Forest Ranch WayForest Ranch, CA, 95942530-897-0665

About

Richard and Janet were taking a scenic drive around the vineyard in the fall of 2006 when the Zinfandel vineyard had not been farmed or harvested for a few years, and noticed beautiful ripe grapes hanging from the vines. They decided to pick some to try to make Zinfandel jelly! It was very good with the sweetness of jelly and the peppery quality of Zinfandel wine.

With permission, Richard, in partnership with Howard Isom, began making wine from this vineyard in 2007 for personal use and to learn wine making. It turned out very good and in December 2011, we began marketing the wine for sale. We have won Gold and Silver awards, as well as Best of Class of Region at the California State Fair and Silver medals at the San Francisco International Wine Competition every year entered!